除外 meaning in English

chúwài

to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing)

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 除外

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chúwài
  1. to exclude
  2. not including sth (when counting or listing)
  3. except for

Stroke order for each character

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除 chú · to get rid of · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

外 wài · outside · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 除外.

外国wàiguóforeign country
国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
外边wàibianoutside; outer surface
外语wàiyǔforeign language
以外yǐwàiapart from; other than
外卖wàimài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business)
外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one is
外面wàimiànoutside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface
除了chúleapart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1
另外lìngwàiadditional; in addition
意外yìwàiunexpected; accident
外交wàijiāodiplomacy; diplomatic

Questions about 除外

What does 除外 mean?

除外 (chúwài) means "to exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 除外?

除外 is made of 2 characters: 除 (9 strokes), 外 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 除外 an HSK word?

Yes. 除外 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.